CENTENNIAL NEWS

Trunk or Treat!: Saturday, October 25th, 4pm-6pm, St. Anthony Park Campus Parking Lot. Join us for one fun, fantastic and festive fall event with decorated trunks, games, bonfire pits, and tons of candy! This is always a super fun event for the community, but we need everyone’s help to make it possible. We are looking for volunteers for the day of to have trunks (we have lots of Halloween materials to decorate trunks if you don’t have any), work the cocoa bar, be game attendants, greeters, and candy distributors. You can find the volunteer sign up HERE or at the connect center. If you can’t help the day of that’s ok because we are also looking for candy donations! You can drop off candy at either campus until Sunday October 19th.

Do Good Roseville - Community Impact Celebration: Saturday, October 11th, 1pm-4pm, Roseville Area High School. Do Good Roseville is celebrating our 10th anniversary in October, and we thought the best way to celebrate is with a celebration of DGR and all the others who have a positive impact on our community with a “Community Impact Celebration”.  We’re bringing together all our greatest hits for the last decade. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Kids In Need Thank You: The Compassion Team would like to thank all who contributed to our annual school supply drive.  With your generosity, this year we contributed $2,300 to Kids in Need, an organization that helps with school supplies for children in under resourced schools.

Every Meal Volunteer Opportunity!: Every meal is in need of more meal bag packers in the weeks ahead. Please consider joining a packing event if your calendar allows. It is a lot of fun and events are only two hours in length. If you have any questions about this opportunity, email Suzanne Sancilio | sksancilio@gmail.com. The opportunities are: Friday, Oct. 10th, & Friday Oct. 17th all from 1:00pm-3:00pm. Sign up links are embedded here:

October 2025 Food Bag Packing - Individuals Only 
October 2025 Food Bag Packing - Teams Only
 
Special Olympics Expo Needs Volunteers: Tuesday, October 7th, 10:00am-1:00pm, at TCO Sports Garden. This event will showcase our various sports experiences and offer free health screenings for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the community. They need volunteers to help make this day possible, roles include assisting at activity stations or sharing pre-planned wellness tips to the athletes. No prior experience is required. SIGN UP HERE.

Coffee Hour Volunteers: Volunteers are needed for the Sunday Coffee Hour at the Roseville Campus. [CLICK HERE] for easy online sign-up . If the link is not for you, please sign up on the paper form at the Roseville sign-up center or email Dodie |  dodiewoodis@gmail.com with the Sunday(s) you are available.

Want to get involved? Contact: Randy Oelschlager rjjdo123@comcast.net

Youth Group: Wednesday, October 8th, 6:30pm-8:00pm, Roseville Campus Youth Room. Join us for Bible Study!

Joyful Ringers: Thursdays, 7:00-7:40pm, Roseville Choir Room. Our children’s handbell choir, Joyful Ringers, has been having fun learning and ringing together these past few weeks. We’re having so much fun that I don’t want any kids to miss out! So I’m opening up the group to 7-8th graders as well. Joyful Ringers will now serve 2nd-8th grades, and high schoolers can ring with the adult handbell choir, Wesley Ringers. Please contact me at susan@treecreek.com if your child is interested in ringing with us!

Connectivity: Sunday’s, 10:30am, Roseville Campus Asbury 1 Room. We are exploring Elain Pagels book, Why Religion? Contact Marilyn & Max Delong | mdelong@umn.edu.

Bible Study at St. Anthony Park:
Sundays 9:30am before worship, in the fellowship hall downstairs. | St. Anthony Park campus |  Questions contact Alan O'Donnell, arodonnell@hotmail.com.
Bible Study at Roseville Campus: 
Wednesdays, 6:00pm, Asbury 1. Questions contact Mark Meyer m1meyer@protonmail.com 

UWF - Unit  Meeting - We Are Your Neighbors: Thursday, October 9th, 7:00pm, Roseville Campus Linden Court. The program will be presented by Sue Watlov Phillips, the executive director of MICAH with panel discussion on Solutions for Homelessness, video about growing national problem, individual sharing how homelessness impacted their life, and audiences’ questions. Program is open to ALL. Bring a friend or neighbor to experience this important timely topic.  Contact: Pat Torgrimson 651.324.6181

MedCity REFUGE - A Helping Hand in Rochester: Saturday, November 1st, 1pm, Christ United Methodist Church in Rochester Minnesota or Online. MedCity REFUGE aims to support individuals who face significant obstacles in seeking gender-affirming care, provide resources, community fellowship, and affordable lodging, and nurtures the emotional and physical well-being of those on their medical journey. Come learn about the resources and support they provide and what we can do in our communities to either support Med City REFUGE or provide similar supports to individuals coming to our communities. Online access will be available on the Minnesota Reconciling Congregations website as the date gets closer.

Ignite Your Heart Thank You: The Justice Team extends its gratitude to Centennial members for its continued support and generosity toward the Ignite Your Heart campaign. As the 2025 campaign concludes, we are proud to share that together we raised $15,000. This funding was awarded this month to four residents of the St. Paul Urban Residency Training Program, who are now fully engaged in both their classroom curriculum and hands-on mentorship within several St. Paul Public Schools elementary classrooms.

Worship at Roseville Campus is at 9:00am  |  Worship at St. Anthony Park is at 10:30am
This Week: Special World Communion Sunday
Preaching Next Week: Rev. Jerad Morey

Current Sermon Series - I Am: Exploring God’s presence in Jesus: September 21st-November 2nd. Extended series on the I Am sayings of Jesus. The first Sunday sets the groundwork with the story of Moses at the burning bush, where God first reveled the divine name “I Am who I Am”. From there we’ll turn to Jesus’ words in the Gospel of John, where Jesus takes on this sacred identity and draws us closer to the heart of God. Each week we’ll be invited to listen deeply, reflect on our relationship with Christ, and see how these “I Am” declarations might still speak to us today.

World Communion Day: Observed on the first Sunday in October, World Communion Day celebrates the unity and diversity of the universal Christian community. As we gather around the Lord’s table, we recognize our unity in Christ, joining others worldwide in Holy Communion. You can designate your giving to world communion day through our online giving page or in the memo of your check.

Star Words: As the Magi were led to Jesus by the guidance of a star, Star Words are spiritual focus words often distributed to congregations on Epiphany Sunday. These words are intended to inspire reflection, growth, and discernment throughout the year. [SIGN UP HERE] to receive prompts weekly for the year of 2025. If you did not receive a star word on January 5th and would like one email Pastor Jen | janderson@centennialumc.org  
or Pastor Whitney | wsheridan@centennialumc.org

Save the Date - Respectful Conversation: November 5th, 6:00-8:30pm, Roseville Campus Fellowship Hall Join us for a meal and conversation regarding “Consolidating to One Location: How We Got Here” sign up information is to come.

Thank you from Pastor Whitney!: Thank you so much, Church! Our family is overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support you’ve shown to us during this (unexpectedly) exciting time! The diapers and wipes and gifts have been deeply appreciated and put to use!  Our family is doing great and we look forward to being back with you all in November. Keeping you all in our prayers! With love and gratitude, Pastor Whitney, AJ, Neo and Bob Sheridan

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